SB3

Kansas SB3 mandates the Department of Health and Environment to audit hospital compliance with the Lay Caregiver Act and report findings to the.

Kansas SB3 amends the Lay Caregiver Act by requiring the Department of Health and Environment to audit hospital compliance with the act starting in 2026. The department must compile audit results and report them to the House Standing Committee on Health and Human Services and the Senate Standing Committee on Public Health and Welfare. The act also mandates that hospitals provide patients or their legal guardians with an opportunity to designate a caregiver before discharge and ensure caregivers receive necessary aftercare instructions.